Saya Muhammad Arief Mujahid, Filmmaker dengan dua belas tahun pengalaman bekerja sebagai Sutradara sekaligus
Director of Photography di produksi Film, Komersil dan Dokumenter.
I am Muhammad Arief Mujahid — a director and Director of Photography. I believe every frame
has a job to do: not merely to look good, but to tell the story.
Sebagai Director of Photography, saya menangani look development, desain pencahayaan, serta
pemilihan kamera
dan lensa, lalu memimpin departemen kamera dari praproduksi sampai wrap. Sebagai Sutradara, saya bekerja
dari pengembangan konsep dan script breakdown hingga supervisi final cut, menjaga arah yang disepakati di
awal tetap utuh sampai delivery.
As Director of Photography, I handle look development, lighting design, and camera and lens
selection,
leading the camera department from pre-production through wrap. As Director, I work from concept development
and script breakdown to final cut supervision, ensuring the direction agreed upon at the outset remains
intact through delivery.
Sebagian besar portofolio saya berasal dari Kalimantan Timur: film kebudayaan untuk Balai Pelestarian
Kebudayaan Wilayah XIV Kaltimtara, materi promosi daerah untuk Disporapar Kabupaten Paser, dan Film
Dokumenter independen yang masuk seleksi festival. Pengalaman itu membentuk cara kerja saya. riset lapangan
dulu, perizinan diselesaikan di awal, produksi berjalan tanpa kejutan di tengah jalan.
Most of my portfolio comes from East Kalimantan: cultural films for the Cultural Preservation Center for
Region XIV of East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan, regional promotional materials for the Paser Regency
Youth and Sports Agency (Disporapar), and independent documentaries selected for festivals. These
experiences have shaped my approach to work. Field research is essential, permits are secured early, and
production proceeds smoothly without any mid-stage surprises.
Pendidikan film saya dimulai di Institut Kesenian Jakarta dan diselesaikan di Universitas Pasundan, Bandung,
pada program studi Fotografi dan Film. Landasan akademik itu paling terasa saat saya harus menjelaskan
alasan kenapa satu shot dipilih, kenapa satu struktur naratif dipakai bukan sekadar mengeksekusinya.
Saat ini saya berbasis di Jakarta dan terbuka untuk project di Jakarta dan sekitarnya, sekaligus tetap aktif
menangani produksi di kawasan IKN Nusantara atau Kalimantan Timur.
My film education began at the Jakarta Arts Institute and completed at Pasundan University, Bandung,
majoring in Photography and Film. This academic foundation is most evident when I have to explain the
reasons for a particular shot and the narrative structure I use, rather than simply executing it.
I'm currently based in Jakarta and open to projects in and around Jakarta, while also actively working on
productions in the Indonesian capital, East Kalimantan.
